Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

Just Daniel said:

What a great hat! Is that plastic on the liner? There might be some glare on the pic. Plastic liner covers first appeared in the 50s.

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Blare said:

The following is the actual conversation in my head between the Hat Acquiring Syndrome (HAS) me and the rational try to be responsible Me... leading to this purchase... kinda like the devil and angel on your shoulder.

HAS Me: Hey look. ANOTHER black hat

ME: NO

HAS: but it’s from a brand we never heard of...

ME: exactly.. NO

HAS: But LOOK it’s made from exotic imported XXXX coney fur....

Me: That’s just rabbit

HAS: But it’s practically FREE

Me: NO!


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HAS: But it comes with this super cool Penny’s Marathon with gills!!

Me: Make an offer NOW!!!!

HAS: yeah... I guess

Me: NOW!!!

Best,
Joe


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Héctor Fernández said:

Why not[emoji1][emoji106][emoji106] Both look pretty nice and in great shape. Congratulations Joe!

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SteveFord said:

Two hats showed up yesterday and one was supposed to be a Stetson Bowler with a VERY tall top. I open up the box and there's a 7 1/4 black Royal Stetson, all right, but not exactly what I was expecting.
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It has the plastic liner in the top (the wet head is dead!) so who knows how old it is. It's a perfect fit and is in really nice shape so looks like I have another fedora.

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Blare said:

Thanks Hector... this Marathon looks like the twin of one Stefan has. Looking forward to getting it in hand.


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Joe


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Héctor Fernández said:

Some people look down on those brands, not me. Some of those hats are better quality than modern day offerings.

Looking forward to your review.

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Héctor Fernández said:

Some people look down on those brands, not me. Some of those hats are better quality than modern day offerings.

Looking forward to your review.

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Frunobulax said:

If anybody is looking down on Marathons, they don't know much.

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Blare said:

I agree with Jim.... Marathon hats are very nice hats... and I know for some they are fairly sought after. I believe most are made by Lee. The one Lee I have is wonderful..... and this Marathon has GILLS!

The Keith while definitely a name I had never heard of looks to be a fairly nice hat. With wind trolley and all. It is however yet another black hat

My joke was really based on the fact that my collection of black hats has grown from just one beautiful Disney that I did not wear nearly enough... to now 8 (9 if we count the cheap forever 21 hat that arrived with a couple others) in just three months. So this was most definitely a conversation that needed to be had in my head. [emoji23]


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Joe


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Frunobulax said:

Just because it has gills, don't think you can swim in it.

Keith hats are made by Lion Hats, I believe. There are a couple other brands in their stable, and if my memory serves me, evolved into Beaver Brand.

Pretty sure we have a Keith or Lion thread laying around here, somewhere.

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Frunobulax said:

If anybody is looking down on Marathons, they don't know much.

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Blare said:

Haha.. thanks... I’ll try to heed that advice [emoji28]

Will def look into those brands... don’t think you go too far wrong in a Beaver Brand predecessor... even if it’s still another black hat [emoji846][emoji854]


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Joe


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Bill Hughes said:

I just grabbed this Montecristi Custom Hat Works. It's way too large for me if the listing is correct. But with a BIN of $31 I couldn't let it go. I don't know if I'll be able to do anything with it to make it wearable for me. I figured worst case - it will make a good gift.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-Montecristi-Ecudor-Panama-Hat-2X-Large-/153794157077?nma=true&si=44GAjnTEmR8NZDb%2FZIA3P9xFmdE%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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Bill Hughes said:

So this arrived Thursday and I opened it today. It is the largest hat I have ever seen. The opening is 8 1/2" by 7 3/8". So that should make it a 8 or 8 1/8 size. I put it on my head and even with my ears tucked inside it's way too big. Looks like they had to add a piece of sweatband to make it large enough. But it is a nice hat. The brim is 4" and the crown is 5" at the front.

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Blare said:

The following is the actual conversation in my head between the Hat Acquiring Syndrome (HAS) me and the rational try to be responsible Me... leading to this purchase... kinda like the devil and angel on your shoulder.

HAS Me: Hey look. ANOTHER black hat

ME: NO

HAS: but it’s from a brand we never heard of...

ME: exactly.. NO

HAS: But LOOK it’s made from exotic imported XXXX coney fur....

Me: That’s just rabbit

HAS: But it’s practically FREE

Me: NO!


.............

HAS: But it comes with this super cool Penny’s Marathon with gills!!

Me: Make an offer NOW!!!!

HAS: yeah... I guess

Me: NOW!!!

Best,
Joe


——— EVERY Day is HAT Day!!

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TheOldFashioned said:

I'll vouch for that Marathon:
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Nice finds Joe!

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